Comments on: No More Practices At The Trop?

By: Bobby

Bobby — Wed, 30 May 2012 22:04:36 +0000

To say we don’t have an advantage by practicing in the heat is like saying the Packers don’t have an advantage in December. Apparently no one posting goes to home games because it’s hotter than#@!! sitting there with no breeze and the sun beating down on you. Add a dark jersey to that and you have serious heat. Of course it’s an advantage if you’re in shape to play in that kind of climate.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:04:22 +0000

SB2013new1 Says:
May 29th, 2012 at 2:40 pm
Brandon is not smart..if they dont hard hard if its too hott the bye bye..they know what sign up for..its tampa..duh

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Uhhh, yeah. I’m not smart. Well, I’m not smart enough to figure out this drivel that you tried to pass off as your post.

By: Chris@Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa

Chris@Apple Roof Cleaning Tampa — Wed, 30 May 2012 06:49:19 +0000

McNabb puked from eating too much Campbells Soup.
I agree with Brandon about the heat. It is darn near humanely impossible to practice really hard in this heat.
I have seen northern teams in much better shape then us on many occasions.

By: mpmalloy

mpmalloy — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:12:47 +0000

Schiano owns Beer-swilling Peter King.
Schiano is so deep in King’s head he needs a coal-miner
style lantern to light the way through the dark, dank passages.

By: JGlazer

JGlazer — Wed, 30 May 2012 01:43:52 +0000

Reminds me of Bear Bryant his first year. Anyone see the movie? Didn’t half the team become injured by the end of training camp?

By: jvato24

jvato24 — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:21:28 +0000

If Heat were going to play a factor, it would more likely be in October/ Early November after the teams north of us become to acclimate to 50s when we can still days in the 90s and FULL on humidity.

Septemeber is still hot everywhere to some degree …

Or maybe not … I have been in FLorida my whole life and think snow is a myth so I could be wrong lol

By: knucknbuc

knucknbuc — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:20:55 +0000

Not really that big of an advantage. Its hot every where in the summer mostly the last I checked.

By: Hawaiian Buc

Hawaiian Buc — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:05:08 +0000

Trust me, there is no heat like Florida heat. I’ll take Las Vegas heat over Florida heat/humidity any day. A few years back I went to the first game of the season, and I have never been so hot in my life, and I was just sitting in the stands. I have no idea how the players can run around in pads and knock the crap out of each other for 60 minutes in that furnace of a stadium.

That being said, most of the teams we play are from similar, albeit not quite as hot, climates. I don’t think it is that significant of an advantage, but it definitely a factor.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:04:52 +0000

Was the puke game where Bryant hit the long field goal?

By: BigMacAttack

BigMacAttack — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:02:19 +0000

@HAND,
The McNabb puke was classic. We were at that game and it was one of my favorite moments. As a doctor, what do you think about the heat and conditioning argument? No seriously.

@Brandon,
I hear what you are saying about the heat but I can’t really agree, regardless of what Science says. I have spent long periods of time in the desert, and it takes some getting used to. It may be a mental thing, more than physical, but after a couple of weeks, your body starts to adapt to it. The first week or so was brutal, and looking at thermometers with the mercury sitting on 130 degrees makes it even worse mentally. I can only speak from my experience, but I have also worked many years in the heat and sun, and I have seen many guys fall out like flies that were not acclimated to it. I have also worked in extreme cold conditions and at least when it is cold you can bundle up for the most part. But when it is super hot, you can’t run, you can’t hide, you have to grin and bare it, and take a mind over matter approach.

By: Have A Nice Day

Have A Nice Day — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:48:39 +0000

I remember Donovan McNabb puking on the field once because of the heat. Back when he was still wit the Eagles. It was so F’ing hot that day.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:16:49 +0000

javato:

I have never seen the Gators or seminoles Change jersey colors due to temp …

About 10 years ago Florida State opened against Colorado in a day game. Bobby Bowden broke out the white jerseys and forced the Buffaloes to wear black. It was pushing well over 90. The Buffs literally wilted in the third quarter.